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Hastings Marine Construction

Commercial · Municipal · Infrastructure

Municipal Marine Construction

For towns, communities, HOAs, redevelopment organizations and public waterfront operators.

Public waterfronts carry public responsibilities. A town dock, a community pier or a redevelopment waterfront has to be procured properly, built safely around the people still using it, and documented so the owner can account for every step.

Procurement

We work within public procurement processes and carry the licensing, insurance and bonding capacity public owners require — Delaware public- and private-work contractor licensing, Maryland and Virginia licensing, Marine General Liability, P&I, Hull and Workers’ Compensation coverage, and project-specific bonding.

Public safety and access

Public waterfronts rarely close completely. We plan the work around active facilities — staging, access and sequencing that keep the public clear of the work and the facility as usable as the project allows.

Accountability and documentation

Public clients answer to boards, councils and residents. We keep the documentation that lets them: clear scope, clear communication and a record of the work as it proceeds.

What we build for public owners

  • Public piers, docks and floating docks
  • Bulkheads and retaining walls
  • Rip-rap, living shorelines and offshore erosion control
  • Condition evaluations and repair planning for public waterfront assets

Experience with public clients

Public owners we have worked for.

City of SeafordPublic client
City of LewesLewes Canalfront Park float dock renovation
Laurel Redevelopment CorporationBulkhead replacement
State of Delaware / DNRECIncluding the 1996 shoreline stabilization work that helped set Delaware’s living shoreline standard

Recent public work

Lewes Canalfront Park.

Floating dock decking replacement at a public access dock: the worn wooden decking removed and replaced with Owens Corning WearDeck.

Aerial view of the Lewes Canalfront Park marina and floating docks Aerial view of the Lewes Canalfront Park marina Aerial view of the Lewes Canalfront Park marina
Before and after: floating dock decking replacement at Lewes Canalfront Park Before and after: floating dock decking replacement at Lewes Canalfront Park Before and after: floating dock decking replacement at Lewes Canalfront Park

Get started

Send us a photo of your waterfront.

Tell us what the water is doing and what you want out of the property. We’ll evaluate the site, give you a detailed estimate covering scope, materials, timeline and price, and handle the permitting. Commercial, municipal and agency inquiries reach the same phone.

Start a project

Or send a photo straight from the inquiry form — it takes file uploads.

Call (888) 519-2253